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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Seth Effron
Date: April 10, 2007 Phone: (919) 733-5612
GOV. EASLEY NAMES FINLEY UTILITIES COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today named Edward “Ed” Finley of Raleigh as chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Finley was appointed to the commission in January by Easley and confirmed by the General Assembly last month to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former commission chair Jo Anne Sanford.
Prior to the General Assembly’s approval of Finley’s appointment to the Utilities Commission, he was a partner at the Hunton and Williams law firm in Raleigh. He is a member of the public utilities section of the American Bar Association, a member of the litigation and administrative law section of the North Carolina Bar Association and former chairman of the ABA Award of Merit Committee of the Wake County Bar Association. He is listed in “Best Lawyers in America” and one of “North Carolina’s 100 Super Lawyers.”
He was a Morehead Scholar at UNC at Chapel Hill and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor’s degree in history. He is a graduate of the UNC School of Law.
The Utilities Commission sets rates to be charged by the state’s public utilities and investigates consumer complaints regarding utility operations and services. The panel has jurisdiction over public electric, telephone, natural gas, water and sewer companies and household goods carriers. There are seven members on the board, each serving an eight-year term. The governor appoints all members who are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Appointments made when the General Assembly is not in session are effective pending confirmation by the state legislature.
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Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
Office of the Governor
Governor's Press Office
State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001
(919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005
FAX (919) 733-5166
For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Seth Effron
Date: April 10, 2007 Phone: (919) 733-5612
GOV. EASLEY NAMES FINLEY UTILITIES COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley today named Edward “Ed” Finley of Raleigh as chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Finley was appointed to the commission in January by Easley and confirmed by the General Assembly last month to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former commission chair Jo Anne Sanford.
Prior to the General Assembly’s approval of Finley’s appointment to the Utilities Commission, he was a partner at the Hunton and Williams law firm in Raleigh. He is a member of the public utilities section of the American Bar Association, a member of the litigation and administrative law section of the North Carolina Bar Association and former chairman of the ABA Award of Merit Committee of the Wake County Bar Association. He is listed in “Best Lawyers in America” and one of “North Carolina’s 100 Super Lawyers.”
He was a Morehead Scholar at UNC at Chapel Hill and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor’s degree in history. He is a graduate of the UNC School of Law.
The Utilities Commission sets rates to be charged by the state’s public utilities and investigates consumer complaints regarding utility operations and services. The panel has jurisdiction over public electric, telephone, natural gas, water and sewer companies and household goods carriers. There are seven members on the board, each serving an eight-year term. The governor appoints all members who are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Appointments made when the General Assembly is not in session are effective pending confirmation by the state legislature.
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